PJCMusic
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New Original - Castle in the Air
EDIT (1/19): New mix, find it at the same link. Hey Guys, thanks for your comments on the last track I posted earlier in the month. I was able to finish another and was looking for more feedback! https://soundcloud.com/ph...gelo/castle-in-the-air Thanks, - Philip
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Lynn
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/15 12:38:15
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This song has a lot going for it. The mix, arrangement, and performances are terrific. If you have more songs like that, let's hear them.
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PJCMusic
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/15 15:44:04
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Thanks for the encouraging comment Lynn! I'll be posting them as I finish, we have about 8 or 9 more written.
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/15 22:54:32
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Love this Philip. Great song and I love the arrangement. My only slight criticism is, to my ears, the guitar that plays the heavy arpeggio in the chorus is slightly too loud.
Really good though
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PJCMusic
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/16 10:18:07
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Thanks for feedback Daryl! You are definitely on to something because I did mix them a little louder than normal. I actually got some new monitors that I mixed this song with so it was a little bit different for me going in. Glad you enjoyed it!
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ABull
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/17 18:20:01
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The music promises more than is delivered because, to my ears, the vocals are too buried. You have a high octave guitar part repeating near the center of the mix that is competing with the already too low vocals. I know that there's a mixing style in indie rock that likes to 'muffle' the vocals so to speak, but I think if you just got them out there a bit in the mix, the song would shine more. Just my opinion :)
Allan
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PJCMusic
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/18 11:28:28
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ABull, you might be right. I know some of my earlier mixes I tended to have the vocals too low. However, I think subtleties can distinguished one producer from the next and I was certainly in the mind set of trying to be original. Not original in the sense of mixing vocals low, but bringing the mix together to create a new sound-scape for this particular tune. Anyhow, I'll definitely keep my ear to the vocals next mix! Thanks for the input.
- philip
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THE NIGHT FOX
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 12:14:15
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Nice I like it but the guitar is a bit too upfront and loud in the mix , overall it sounds great !
James
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 15:14:53
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Well I used to say there was no such thing as a guitar that is too loud.... of course that was in jest.
I agree the guitars are a bit too much in the spotlight. Between being a guitarist, having new speakers and really nice tone on the guitars..... I can understand how they could end up too loud.
So.... let it set a day and have another go at the mix balance.
I agree too with Allan's comment that the vox need to be a bit more up front.... I think if the guitars are more in balance the vox will probably be easier to hear....
nice song.
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 15:18:04
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excellent song. excellent vox and playing. The guitar is WAY too up front, totally drowning it out. Bring it back a db and eq it. On my laptop the C note on the guitar is resonanting and covering everythingup. Maybe check the frequency of that on a chart.
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 16:22:14
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Yes a really good song and I agree with Allan and Guitarhacker. Up with the voice and down with the guitars. Your Vox is perfect for this kind of songs.
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PJCMusic
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 20:59:51
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Thanks for all the feedback, its appears the guitars were a little overwhelming hehe. Well, I uploaded a new mix to the same link check it out and see what you think! There is a little bit of sibilance in the vocals that I will look into in the future... but for now I want to track more!
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 21:26:24
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I think the vocals need to be brought out more, the background music is crushing them. Good job on the song though.
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/19 22:17:22
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I agree with everything everyone said.
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Re:New Original - Castle in the Air
2013/01/20 07:41:27
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Really nice vocal performance. Vocals sit nicely now. Very tasty harmonies. Thinking I'd like to hear more of those. There's kinda of a high freq "fizz" from the rhythm guitar that could be eq'd out to clean it up just a bit, but that's a minor nit. Nice work on this Philip.
Randy
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